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Daniel Ybarra, a medical student and graduate student in public health, has become one of UCLA’s first Tillman Scholars, which assists student veterans and their spouses with their education.

New research indicates that some dinosaurs, at least, had the capacity to elevate their body temperature using heat sources in the environment, such as the sun.

Richard F. Heck, a UCLA alumnus who captured the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry, died Friday in Manila after suffering for years from a number of illnesses, including prostate cancer and diabetes. He was 84.

Researchers say this research gives important insight into the cellular nature of aggressive prostate cancer, which will aid in the development of better treatments.

A former White House chef, the host of a popular food-focused radio show and a Slow Food Los Angeles leader are gathering at UCLA on Oct. 21 for a free Food Day program that will emphasize the impact of edible food waste.

When UCLA history professor J. Arch Getty presents “Dead Man Talking: Lenin's Body and Russian Politics,” the UCLA Academic Senate’s 119th Faculty Research Lecture on Oct. 19, he will be speaking from a deep well of scholarship in Russian history.

On Oct. 12 the former computer engineering student will be honored by the UCLA Venture Capital Fund and privately mentor current students and young alumni about entrepreneurship.

The presence of humans changes the way animals behave, and those changes may make them more vulnerable.

The researchers suggest that universities could encourage more risk-taking in research by decoupling job security from productivity.

The creation of China’s first long-distance, web-based smoking cessation program, encouraged more nurses to get involved with helping patients quit smoking.

Christine Simmons, chief operating officer of the Los Angeles Sparks basketball team, welcomed new African-American students to UCLA at the 10th annual Black Convocation and urged them to tap into opportunities afforded by their enrollment and serve interests beyond their own.

From Oct. 6 and running through Dec. 10, staff, faculty and students can join the challenge to reduce their carbon footprints and earn points for UCLA.

We are concerned about these allegations and earnestly working to gather information. In the meantime, both Greek organizations allegedly involved have been placed on immediate interim suspension.

Study by UCLA-led international team restores consensus after controversial 2014 paper questioned direct effects of climate change.

Xerox chairman and CEO Ursula Burns received the 2015 John Wooden Global Leadership Award from the UCLA Anderson School of Management Tuesday before an audience of nearly 500 invited guests gathered at the Beverly Wilshire.

The particles are used in a wide range of consumer products for their ability to kill bacteria. But that benefit might be coming at a cost to the environment.

H. Viscount “Berky” Nelson — a mentor, mediator and role model for generations of students during his four-decade career at UCLA — died Oct. 5 in Los Angeles at the age of 76 after a lengthy illness.

The model, developed from six years of mathematical research and a decade of police crime data, has been so successful that the LAPD adopted it for use in 14 of its 21 divisions.

Researchers found that people envision an unknown “black”-named character in similar ways to an unknown “white”-named male convicted of assault.

The exhibition reveals how masks have influenced 21st century African and African-American artists.

For the past 60 years, a UCLA Extension program has been helping technical professionals develop the “people” skills they need to become excellent managers and team leaders.

UCLA is the world’s No. 8 overall and the No. 2 U.S. public institution in the 2016 U.S. News and World Report Best Global Universities rankings.

A UCLA delegation made up of more than 50 alumni, students, staff, community leaders and other friends will meet with members of the Los Angeles City Council and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to highlight the tremendous impact UCLA has in the region.

Professor George Geis writes in Zócalo that he expects the company to resume acquiring small companies when the boom-bust cycle rebalances.

On faculty at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Estrada has devoted decades to serving his community.